The purpose of this essay is to give you the opportunity to further the critical analysis skills you acquired in ENC 1101. All analysis begins with a personal judgment or evaluation: like or dislike. The Evaluation Argument asks you to explore, deepen, explain, and logically defend your evaluation. For this assignment, you will evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of Robert Reiner’s Stand By Me in order to judge whether it is good, bad, or some combination of both. You will judge the film, considering how it utilizes elements of style and story, cinematic techniques, and whether or not it conforms to or defies the conventions of a particular genre.
